Sydenham School
Community secondary school in London (Lewisham).
Attainment 8
53.4
▲ 7.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
57.7%
▲ 11pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
91.8%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
17.8
▲ 1.1 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
26.6%
▼ 1pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
17.1%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
93%
1,467 / 1,580 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected May 2026
Earlier survey: what parents say
221ResponsesOfsted Parent View, earlier survey, 2021/2022
77%Would recommend2021/2022
221 responses to Ofsted Parent View, 2021/2022, via WhatSchool. Parent View is a self-selecting survey. The full 14-question breakdown is not available for this school, and there is no comparison with other schools for this older summary.